Security Bulletin: Security Vulnerabilities fixed in IBM Security Verify Access (CVE-2022-40303)

Summary

A Security Vulnerability in libxml2 as shipped with IBM Security Verify Access has been fixed.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID:CVE-2022-40303
**DESCRIPTION:**Gnome libxml2 could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system, caused by an integer overflow in the XML_PARSE_HUGE function. By persuading a victim to open a specially-crafted file, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code on the system.
CVSS Base score: 7.8
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/238602 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)

Affected Products and Versions

Remediation/Fixes

IBM encourages customers to update their systems promptly.

IBM Security Verify Access (Docker Container)

• Obtain the latest version of the container by running the following command “docker pull icr.io/isva/verify-access:[tag]”

Where [tag] is the latest published version and can be confirmed here.

For the ISAM/ISVA appliances

• Obtain the latest version by obtaining the fix as shown below:

Affected Products and Versions

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Fix availability

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IBM Security Verify Access 10.0.0.0

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10.0.5-ISS-ISVA-FP0001

Workarounds and Mitigations

None